diff --git a/src/common/pty_bus.rs b/src/common/pty_bus.rs
index 5fa3d048..3c5183e9 100644
--- a/src/common/pty_bus.rs
+++ b/src/common/pty_bus.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ impl PtyBus {
         self.id_to_child_pid.insert(pid_primary, pid_secondary);
         pid_primary
     }
-    pub fn spawn_terminals_for_layout(&mut self, layout_path: PathBuf, err_ctx: ErrorContext) {
+    pub fn spawn_terminals_for_layout(&mut self, layout_path: PathBuf) {
         let layout = Layout::new(layout_path.clone());
         let total_panes = layout.total_terminal_panes();
         let mut new_pane_pids = vec![];
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ impl PtyBus {
             self.task_handles.insert(id, task_handle);
         }
     }
-    pub fn close_pane(&mut self, id: PaneId, err_ctx: ErrorContext) {
+    pub fn close_pane(&mut self, id: PaneId) {
         match id {
             PaneId::Terminal(id) => {
                 let child_pid = self.id_to_child_pid.remove(&id).unwrap();
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ impl PtyBus {
                 .unwrap(),
         }
     }
-    pub fn close_tab(&mut self, ids: Vec<PaneId>, err_ctx: ErrorContext) {
+    pub fn close_tab(&mut self, ids: Vec<PaneId>) {
         ids.iter().for_each(|&id| {
-            self.close_pane(id, err_ctx);
+            self.close_pane(id);
         });
     }
 }
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl Drop for PtyBus {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         let child_ids: Vec<RawFd> = self.id_to_child_pid.keys().copied().collect();
         for id in child_ids {
-            self.close_pane(PaneId::Terminal(id), ErrorContext::new());
+            self.close_pane(PaneId::Terminal(id));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 1da079eb..f739d0bc 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn start_server(
 					}
 					PtyInstruction::NewTab => {
 						if let Some(layout) = maybe_layout.clone() {
-							pty_bus.spawn_terminals_for_layout(layout, err_ctx);
+							pty_bus.spawn_terminals_for_layout(layout);
 						} else {
 							let pid = pty_bus.spawn_terminal(None);
 							pty_bus
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ pub fn start_server(
 						}
 					}
 					PtyInstruction::ClosePane(id) => {
-						pty_bus.close_pane(id, err_ctx);
+						pty_bus.close_pane(id);
 						command_is_executing.done_closing_pane();
 					}
 					PtyInstruction::CloseTab(ids) => {
-						pty_bus.close_tab(ids, err_ctx);
+						pty_bus.close_tab(ids);
 						command_is_executing.done_closing_pane();
 					}
 					PtyInstruction::Quit => {